IN PICTURES: A night of celebration at the Peterborough Telegraph Business Awards 2025

About 300 people attended the 29th annual Peterborough Telegraph Business Awards held at the Holiday Inn West.

The awards ceremony was hosted by Melvyn Prior who announced the winners for the 12 categories of awards.

Guests were told the awards would celebrate local business success that had been achieved whatever the challenges

The awards also featured a tribute to head judge Chris Collier who after many years of dedicated service is stepping down as chairman of the judging panel.

The ceremony’s guest speaker Darren Grigas told how after a serious car accident had left him with a damaged back, he chose not just to recover, but to push beyond limits.

He’s since become a world-class adventurer and ultra-endurance athlete, racing up to 250 miles across deserts, jungles, mountains, and arctic ice.

The evening also featured a Silent Auction by Impulse Decisions plus a raffle to raise money for Aphasia Support Charity.

The Peterborough Business Awards winners were:

Large Business of the Year: Princebuild

Innovation Award: Bookvault

Medium Business of the Year: IT Naturally

Social Enterprise Award: Little Miracles

Small Business of the Year: Moore Farm Shop

Digital & Technology Award: Net Support

Sustainability Award: Inspire Education Group

Tourism, Hospitality & Retail Award: Peterborough Cathedral

Customer Service Award: PC Howard

Employer of the Year: The Chartered Institute of Export & International Trade

Business in the Community: Princebuild

Business Person of the Year: Al Kingsley.

Judges Special Recognition Award: The Dahlia Project

Thank you to our awards’ sponsors and supporters:

Allison Homes

Azets

Cambridgeshire Chambers of Commerce

Fosters Legal

Greenwoods Solicitors

Inspire Education Group

Peterborough Positive

Peterborough City Council

Princebuild

Pinnacle House Business Centre/Wrest Park

Thank you to our judging panel:

Chris Collier (Chairman)

Andrew Heeler

Charlotte Horobin

Colleen Gostick

Fred Morton

Nicole Wong

Pep Cipriano

Stephen Brown

Tracey Richardson

Trevor Gibson